Chapter 273: Preparing for the Playoffs

Just when everyone was talking about how many games the Knicks could win in a row, the results came out a little unexpectedly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

To put it simply, they lost back-to-back games to the 76ers on the second day of their win over the Wizards.

In this game, the 76ers played very well defensively and offensively, as if they were the defending champions.

Six people scored double-top, three scored 20+, no one can do anything about this kind of thing, and the Knicks have been beaten by the opponent since the first rotation period.

'It's not a bad thing, and losing allows us to approach the next games with a more complete mentality.

"And, we've already set a new record, haven't we?"

As Lehi said, defeat is not a bad thing, and they also have the capital to ignore the defeat of a single game.

On April 22, the Knicks, who returned to their home court, won the Raptors.

Although Bosh performed well, the Knicks had a big advantage inside and outside.

Crawford came on the bench and then the Knicks kept the advantage, and the Raptors had no way to do it.

On February 24, the Knicks came to the road to win the Raptors again, this time the two sides played very fiercely, mainly because Banjani broke out, he and Bosh were both outside shots, and the Knicks' interior defense was equivalent to being wasted.

However, they couldn't stop the Knicks, and at the end of the day, Li Hai scored 6 points in a row, but still grabbed the victory, this is the role of the star, and the Raptors are still a little worse.

On February 27, the Knicks defeated the Bobcats by 30 points at home, starting a winning streak again.

Okafor is back but no longer able to play a key role in the game.

On Feb. 29, the Knicks won comfortably over the Hawks on the road.

Lehi scored 44 points and is now three points ahead of second-place Kobe Bryant in the scoring rankings, and if nothing else, he will be the top scorer this season.

Just when the outside world was speculating how many games the Knicks could win in a row this time, they lost to the Magic away on March 1, and Howard's performance of double 20 made the Knicks' interior line suppressed.

Howard's strength this season has revived the dispute over the No. 1 center after O'Neal has aged.

On March 3, the Knicks welcomed the challenge of the Hornets, who have been very good this season, at home.

Chris Paul's rapid growth has made this team full of competitiveness.

Inside, David West and Tyson Chandler are both offensive and defensive, and even Peja Stojakovic has a second spring here.

In the first quarter, the interior lines of the two teams began to explode each other, because they both have interior lines that are good at mid-range, and it is difficult for anyone to limit anyone.

On the outside, though, the Knicks are clearly slightly stronger.

Lehi's experience with Peja made the big man very depressed.

In terms of bench players, the Knicks had a complete advantage, so when the main players of both sides returned to the court one after another in the second quarter, the Knicks had already taken the lead in the score.

The Hornets' response was to strengthen their defense, their team defense was still very good, both interior lines also had a certain level of blocking, the pace of the game became very slow under their deliberate design, and the offense of both sides became difficult.

If the average team encounters such a lineup, it will definitely get into trouble, but the Knicks are different.

They have good players who can tear through the team's defense, and they can break down with points based on the player's ability alone.

Lehi only needs to be half a beat faster than Peja, who is defending him, and his accurate mid-range shots make the opponent's tight defense flawed.

At halftime, the Knicks took the initiative at 53:49.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Paul suddenly began to exert his power, not only did his mid-range shooting and breakthrough become aggressive, but he also hit two three-pointers in a row.

Relying on Paul's play, the Hornets immediately caught up with the score.

There's a reason why they've had such a good record this season, and with the team's defense and Paul's ability, it's really uncomfortable to meet a team for the first time.

In the crucial fourth quarter, Lehi began to take over the game.

The Hornets don't have the right players to limit him, and that's their biggest weakness.

Peja certainly couldn't guard Lehi, so the Hornets replaced him with Morris Peterson to restrain him.

Maurice Peterson defended well, but if it had been a few years earlier, he was weak at this time, and although he was like a brown candy with Lehi, he couldn't keep up.

"It's just one step, it's Lehi's unique skill, you can get space to shoot by squeezing one step, even if you know he's doing it, you can't stop him."

"Lehi hit again, and the Knicks' lead came to five points, and it was too late for the Hornets to figure it out."

"Paul went in, the Hornets stepped up when it mattered, and his pace and pace made it difficult for players taller than him to keep up......"

"Hat, Lehi stopped Paul with his excellent defense, and the Hornets were in danger."

Paul's height doesn't become his weakness most of the time, but when the star needs to solve the problem in the final moments, his height becomes a pain that cannot be solved.

Obviously, at critical moments, Lehi was more lethal.

With only two minutes left, the Knicks' lead turned to 10 points with Lehi's three-point shot, and the outcome was already sealed.

98:90, this is the final score, and it was the Knicks who won after the fierce battle.

In the final moments of this game, Randolph was injured and left early, although Randolph's injury was not serious, but it gave the Knicks a wake-up call.

With the playoffs approaching, they will have to keep their players healthy if they are to successfully defend their title.

Their original plan was to rotate and rest after a while, but now it seems that this arrangement is going to be advanced, and many players will be consumed a lot when they break the winning streak.

On March 5, they welcomed the Cavaliers at home, who had made a trade.

The Cavaliers made a three-way trade with the Bulls and SuperSonics after the All-Star break, with Ben Wallace, Delonte West and Wally Szczebiak to bolster them.

Randolph is out of action, and David Lee, who became the starter, is still a little less capable now.

The Cavaliers seized the opportunity, and James was on the move to help the team win against the Knicks.

For the loss, Lehi didn't dwell too much, on the basketball court, no team can have a non-losing, who can have the last laugh is the most important thing.

So the Knicks still started the rotation rest plan, and in back-to-back games, some players with injuries will rest to ensure their condition.

In the March 7 game against the Pistons, Marbury was the first to take a rotational break.

And the Knicks, who were missing two starters, showed their heritage and still beat the Pistons.